Massage table



April 6, 1948. R. GOLDEN 2,439,292

`MASSAGE TABLE Filed Nov. 22, 194e 2 sheets-sheet -1 April 6, 1948-l ian-GOLDEN 2,439,292

MASSAGE TABLE Filed Nov. 22. 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fig 5.,N

2? arf? eg" Patented Apr. 6, M1948 A i Sl'jlaims.v 11 rthis 1' inventionairelates'- to?r improvements. in metimos.V andi means for reducing.- andvdistributnigexcess fat'through-combination massageand heattreatments, .and relates particularly ato" arnew and improved.L type `ofi temperature.A controls-cabinet andfmassage machine; and-:Which cabinettand machine isyat sail timesg-underf*immediatef and direct cont-rol= of theoperator.` i

The cabinet includes a vaporizelwhich ;may

.be suppliedwitlrvvater or other vaporzable ma* terial, and-also-inclucles;,separate heating means so that4 `thef `interior `of` the: cabinet? may :benadjustedK or maintainedtgatA any desiredtemperature,

and also a bedfwhich has*xedsections-.landmarable rollingl sections-With1therollingfxseotions; individually controllableiso that` massagingvis under control `forthediierentf parts ofY the..body.

The person.y is treatedin a' reclinedvposition, with the headf andfacemoutsideof thefcabinet, 'The treatment may include 'bothisweati bathl-and:

massage, `or-` eitherv of these alone;

Thev objects andi advantages-off thewinvention are as follows: i i i Erst; Atofprovidefina singlev unit-v a combination sweat bath cabinet and massaging machine:

Second;7 toprovide afluniti as outlinediniwhicli the temperature zcan -be controlled-fon anytdesired treatment -or 'to suit `the#personbeingf treated..

Third, to provide af unitwas outlinedin which fonconnection'tolsuitablemontrolswitclies anda source of1 power, such' connections and; switches Watercor medicinalfvapors can be= developedtoif30 i envelope the bodyof thepersonbeing treated.

i Fourth, toV provideaunit, i as: outlinedy lv/ithf a bed` consistingfof fined :body4 supporting: sections,

and with the 'massaging support sections-` conn trollaole at will forfidling;` or fou massaging.

,Fifth to provide'auuniti,asaoutlinedswith af-shocd which entends-the full Alength of; `the unit and W-hich'isf openable: to peri'nit, completefrandz unrestrictedaccess.` toI the interior so= thatE :a

person 1 can lieA directly` on: the; beet Wilt-limit"1pass#y ingi through any restrictive fpassagewaysf,

In' describing- 'the invention? refe-rence willfbe made toA the accompanyingf,drawings;` inrwliich: Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional elevation through the invention. Y

Figure A2 .is av piani viewi of:n the? invention? with the hood removeii` l i Figure: 3' is -a transversesectional? elevation tlirougl'iltheinventiorn` the h'ood in raised position;

Figure 5 is' ani'enlargedf fragmentary* sectional elevation showing"` one` i of 'f "thev -mafssagc roller clutches and its' external-manuali'oontrol.

Figure' 61 is anA enlargedf fragmentary se'ctionalfi View showing the massage :rollermounting.l i

7 is ,anotherl fragmentary fsectionalfview showing one' ofi the-rollerI sectionsin an' endfiview. The invention: consists aofi a ycabinet comprising 5 Cipe-seating bars-naatdriven: by aocrankv 52;

2T Wall" 12;, headxend wail 13;,ioot endfwall- I4, and. a gbottom. wall;A l:5;1,andvsuitablysupported 'on flegs it, 'whichA are.'provided-with-V casters If'l, and a `hood portion lyrincluding/a semi-cylindrical cover Wall: I9;4 which( isafullyrclosed" atl the foot i endubyia Wall20;?and-having a wall'li; ati the head endiprovided;` with' an opening' 22;

The bedconsistssof:afseries-oi? spacedffixedf'suplo ports-:23; to. 26, with: a pad; 2-1; formed.` on xthesun" 1 able support zyisfpadded asfinolicatcdfat' 29,)and

port u 25; functioning ,as al foot restgvand adjustis :hinged to, thefh'eadiend-fwall asindicated at and functionsiasfaihead rest andi isinelinablyadinstable fbgrmeans fof: the :struti 31 which is adjust- .-15 f toij,imayl-alsoibemaddediffdesired;

`abie`inr` ay 'sem-'es of notches `32; The? supports 23,

y MountedmuonF thevioweaporuoni of the Ceb- 4, each of which is hooded as indicated. at and being indicated.` asf electrical with leads It,

being 1 Welleknownoini .the Sarti and therefore not Y b'e'ingtshown.` 'A suitablezguard Muis' located beneath eachalieatingvunit.` i

Mountedin-heat exchange relation-with atleast one,ioftheaheatingfunitsfiseafreceptacle 33 which may'be; flledwitn Water orotherv vaporzabio i material.:

'f Mountedtineachzofthe lspa'c'esibetween fthe xed supports;` Z3:vtof2&,is-a roller assembly consisting each of a carrier or vehicular frame 39, iii-Which a- -seri'esof rollers 4%; arerotatably, supported as y 35 g indicated l at 4'] ,1these-carriersfbeinglV supported in tracks 4251011 rollers 43;fandzeach .foi-these carriers includes a cross memberr44; `having adepending bracket 45, centrally located and formedas `a yoke carryinggafrolleid'i; at'fitsflowerend and with a loi cross member` 41'," imspacedr relation above the rollertohiorm'aipassagefortliereciprocating oar 481 Thefrollerse 43`;;`f,or.1each` roller'section are connectedf together by tlief 4sidab'ars` 49;

`Iheireciprocatingaban' 48;',is 'driverr through a connectingrodspivotedatone end to the re- 5"!l andbhaving itsother end "which: in turn is driven tnrougiifA a= spesd'rrducerS-SB; by: ai motor 5e.

i'If-lieJ-fclutchf'mettiarnismf` fonr the' roller sections is''sh'ovvn irri-its?simplestformlas consist-ingA ci a 'series'iloi apertures l'ffomiedi for"A each roller section1in' the;reciprocating-:ban and? a pin lit, toiengagein any-fonelofrtlie :apertures :of a series,

tliisi4 pin' continuingi'1intor= ai .threadeda portion ,vvihi'ch operatesffin af'threadedI-passage in the depending bracket 45.2

JA' knob 58, .projects fronrithezfrontofi tirati-ibi foreaclifroll'erfsectionand hasftaishafta which is rotatablyfmountedzinthe frontwwall of Vthe Icabiu anbase: portions?! U; includingxia .frontV Wall: le'l ,Ircam 'cotas-2" indicated iata; andi-.iai 1, telescopica shaft G I,

- will be engaged the others remaining idle.

connects between the screw 51 and the shaft 59, through universal joints 62 and 63.

In operation the hood is opened as indicated in Figure 4, and the person to be treated lies on the bed with the Yhead resting on the support 2t, and the feet resting on the support 2l.

For a plain steam bath or other type of vapor bath, the material to be vaporized is placed in the receptacle 38, the heating units are energized, and the cover closed down over the person, all pins 55, having been retracted by turning the knobs 53. The roller sections are therefore idle and will move with movements of the body. The temperature is controlled by well known means.

If there is to be only a massage treatment without any heat treatment, the roller sections are adjusted to the proper positions to massage the portions of the body requiring massage and the knobs are then turned to cause the pins 56, to

Vengage in the closest apertures 55, after which the motor 54, is cut in circuit which causes the roller sections to reciprocate relatively slowly rolling back and forth under the body with the body supported thereon. When the person is lying face down, obviously no massaging of the shins and possibly no massaging of the breasts is desired, therefore only the central roller section The apertures 55, permit the roller sections to be adjusted suitably for persons of diii'erent heights and assure proper massage of the exact areas of the body desired. When heat or vapor is not desired, the hood may be left open or may be closed.

At any time when massaging of any specic area is to be discontinued, it is merely necessary to retract the .pin by turning thegknob on the front of the cabinet, the telescopic shaft and universal joints permitting engagement or disengagement of the clutch at any time.

Obviously heat or vapor treatments and massaging .can be simultaneously applied, for which reason the machine is adaptable to any desired single treatment or combination of simultaneous treatmentsv or series of treatments, including dIy heat, steam bath, vapor bath, and massage.

The rollers are formed preferably of a relatively soft or resilient material such as live rubber and their top surfaces are in a plane with the top surfaces of the fixed supports.

I claim:

1. A massage cabinet, in combination; a cabinet having a bed portion consisting of spaced fixed supports and intervening roller sections and driving means for reciprocating said roller sections in a direction lengthwise of the bed portion and means manually controllable for freeing any of said roller sections from said driving means at will, and a hood for enclosing said bed portion.

2. A structure asdeiined in claim 1; said cabinet comprising a box-like structure having said bed portion mounted at the top thereof, and said intervening roller sections consisting each of a: frame carrying a plurality of spaced rollers on axes at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the bed portion; said box-like structure having a track along each side interiorly, and a plurality of rollers linked together, for each track with the frames riding on the rollers.

3. A structure as defined in claim 1; said intervening roller sections each consisting of a frame with rollers spacedly supported therein transversely to the longitudinal axis of the bed, with the frame movably supported at both ends; said driving means comprising a bar supported lengthwise of said cabinet and means for reciprocating said bar, and clutch means for each frame and manually controllable from the front of the cabinet for engagement or disengagement between the frame and the bar at will, and means for adjusting the relative position of the frame on the bar for reciprocation through a defined area, at will.

4. A structure as defined in claim 1; said cabinet comprising a box-like structure having said bed portion mounted at the top thereof, and said intervening roller sections consisting each of a frame carrying a plurality of spaced rollers on axes at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the bed portion; said box-like structure having a track along each side interiorly, and a plurality of rollers linked together, for each track with the frames riding on the rollers; heating means for heating the interior of said cabinet, anda receptacle located in heat transfer relation to said heating means for production of vapors within said cabinet.

5. In combination, a support forming an enclosure and a bed mounted at the upper end of said support and comprising spaced cross members in iixed position and intervening roller sections having rollers with the topmost surfaces in the plane of the cross-members, said roller sections being mounted for reciprocation in a direction lengthwise of the bed; driving means for reciprocating said roller sections; and adjustable clutch means manually controllable from the front of the support for causing engagement or disengagement between any roller section and said driving means at will and for establishing the relative area through which a roller section operates to compensate, for relative locations to be massaged.

6. A combined sweat and massage cabinet comprising; a support formed as a box-like structure to form an enclosure and having front and back walls and a head end'wall; a track mounted on the inside of each said front and said back wall adjacent the top; a cross member at each end and xedly mounted at the top of the support,

and cross-members spacedly iixedly mounted therebetween; a vehicular frame for each space and supported on said tracks inthe spaces between the cross-members; driving means for reciprocating said frames and individual clutching means therefor and means for manually controlling said clutching means at will from the front of the cabinet; each of said frames having a plurality of spaced rollers rotatably supported therein with the tops of the roller bearings in the same plane as the top surfaces of the cross-members.

'1. A structure as defined in claim 6; a head support mounted on the head end wall exteriorly of the support and means for adjusting said head support as to angularity, and a hood hingedly mounted on the back wall to close over the bed and having a head end wall provided with a passage in registry with the head supports.

Y' 8. A structure as defined in claim 6; a head support mounted on the head end wall exteriorly of the support and means for adjusting said head support as to angularity, and a hood hingedly mounted on the back wall to close over the bed and having a head end Wall provided with a passage in registry with the head support; heating units mounted within said enclosure beneath said bed, and a receptacle mounted in heat exchange 5 6 relation to said units for creating vapor Within UNITED STATES PATENTS said enclosure.

ROANN GOLDEN Number Name Date 2,012,221 Clark et al. Aug. 20, 1935 REFERENCES CITED 2,096,128 Mortrude, Jr. Oct. 19, 1937 2,175,614 Redeld Oct. 10, 1939 The followlng references are of record m the 2,230,057 Hm Jan. 28: 1941 le of this patent: 

